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Justice Breyer, Off the Bench, Sounds an Alarm Over the Supreme Court’s Direction

In an interview in his chambers and in a new book, the justice, who retired in 2022, discussed Dobbs, originalism and the decline of trust in the court.

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Gambia to Vote on Repealing Ban on Female Genital Cutting

If lawmakers in the West African country vote to repeal a 2015 ban, Gambia would become the first nation to roll back protections against the practice.

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Kristen Stewart’s Naked Dressing for ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Makes a Point

Her press tour for “Love Lies Bleeding” was something to see.

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White House’s Efforts to Combat Misinformation Face Supreme Court Test

The justices must distinguish between persuading social media sites to take down posts, which is permitted, and coercing them, which violates the First Amendment.

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How Is a College Football Team Different From Its Marching Band?

The National Labor Relations Board is considering this question as it tries to determine whether some athletes at U.S.C. and Dartmouth should be deemed employees.

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5 Bold New Restaurants to Try in Brussels

Exciting young chefs wielding a palette of spices from places like Korea, Latin America and Morocco are turning the capital of Europe into a culinary upstart.

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Chicago Voters Face Choice on Tax to Fund Homeless Programs

Proposed changes to the real estate transfer tax will test the strength of Chicago’s progressive movement as the city deals with an influx of migrants.

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The Unforgivable Silence on Sudan

Aid groups have declared Sudan to be the site of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. But the suffering Sudanese people have received little attention or help.

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Is Voting Still Worth It? Just Ask Ms. Gadson-Birch.

How a South Carolina activist stays motivated even when the political odds look bleak.

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A Filmmaker Needed a Quiet Place to Write. Where Better Than a Tuscan Villa?

Albert Moya has optimized his apartment, part of a 14th-century estate in the hills of Florence, for work and lounging.

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Student Housing Pioneer Faces Angry Investors, Irate Judges and a $115 Million Bill

Patrick Nelson, who manages 18 student housing properties, is struggling to pay back his partners. He says the pandemic harmed his once-thriving business.

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A NYC School Space Fight Spurred by Student Losses and Migrant Arrivals

The schools share a building in Manhattan, but their paths forward have diverged as they contend with two major crises challenging urban school districts.

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What Meltdown? Crypto Comes Roaring Back in the Philippines.

Two years after the cryptocurrency market crashed, internet cafes for playing crypto-earning video games are opening and farmers have started harvesting virtual crops from the games for income.

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The Department of Homeland Security Is Embracing A.I.

The agency will be the first in the federal government to roll out a comprehensive plan to integrate the technology into a variety of uses, from fighting crime to helping disaster survivors.

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Five Takeaways From Putin’s Win in Russia

President Vladimir V. Putin is expected to use the scale of his victory to justify more aggression in Ukraine. Many Russians are uneasy about what comes next.

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Steve Harley, ‘Make Me Smile’ Singer, Dies at 73

Mr. Harley was the frontman of the 1970s rock band Cockney Rebel, which landed several hits on the British charts.

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Biden and Irish Leader Use St. Patrick’s Day Visit to Address Gaza

Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, at the White House, referred to his own country’s struggles when saying that “the Irish people have such empathy for the Palestinian people.”

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Putin Wins Russian Presidential Election

A rubber-stamp presidential election with no real competition allows Vladimir Putin to claim strong public support for his domestic dominance and the invasion of Ukraine.

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India’s 2024 Multiphase Election: What to Know

India’s general elections will determine the political direction of the world’s most populous nation for the next five years.

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Netanyahu Rejects Schumer Call for Israeli Election

The Israeli leader lashed back at a call from a prominent Democratic senator for elections in Israel.

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Elon Musk to Open Source Grok Chatbot in Latest AI War Escalation

Mr. Musk’s move to open up the code behind Grok is the latest volley in a war to win the A.I. battle, after a suit against OpenAI on the same topic.

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Putin Breaks Silence on Navalny’s Death, Calling It an ‘Unfortunate Incident’

The Russian leader claimed he had been ready to release Navalny in a prisoner swap when the opposition leader died last month at an Arctic penal colony.

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Kushner Deal in Serbia Follows Earlier Interest by Trump

More than a decade ago, before running for president, Donald Trump expressed interest in developing the same site in Belgrade that his son-in-law now plans to invest $500 million in rebuilding.

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Khanna Explains Opposition to TikTok Bill While Senators Signal Openness

The California Democrat Ro Khanna pointed to the need for a federal data privacy law, and a Democrat and a Republican in the Senate suggested sympathy for the calls to ban the app.

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New York Must Figure Out How to Fix Cannabis Mess, Hochul Orders

Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered a review of the way New York State licenses cannabis businesses after calling the sluggish rollout of legal cannabis a “disaster.”

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In Kansas City, a Festive Yet Cautious St. Patrick’s Day Parade

A sizable but smaller crowd gathered one month after the Super Bowl parade shooting. Some were wary, but many were determined to not let the tragedy disrupt a treasured tradition.

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The Foreign Language That Changed My Teenage Son’s Life

I worried about his ability to fit in. But then he fell in love with Russian — and on a trip to Central Asia, he flourished.

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Chicago Begins Evicting Migrants From Shelters, Citing Strain on Resources

Officials say more than 2,000 people would be evicted by the end of April, as volunteer groups scramble to assist them.

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Paris Preserves Its Mixed Society by Pouring Billions Into Public Housing

One quarter of residents in the French capital now live in government-owned housing, part of an aggressive effort to keep lower-income Parisians — and their businesses — in the city.

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A Rich Braise From a Cheap Cut

Boneless beef chuck burbles with maple syrup, caramelized tomato paste, thyme, soy sauce and bay leaves in Vallery Lomas’s bourbon-braised beef.

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